Luke Rowen of La Grange, Ill., has cerebral palsy. That hasn’t stopped him from realizing his dream of running cross country.
Angry Blackmen delivered energy and intensity to Mission Creek, but were let down by a thin crowd.
Iowa City locals Sun Centauri transported us to outer space during their otherworldly set at Mission Creek 2025.
Closing out Mission Creek Festival 2025, Cabeza De Chivo dealt out an infectious psychotropical groove for us all to dance with, what choice did we have but to obey?
Today’s match returned Iowa’s very own Caitlin Clark back to Iowa City, as the Indiana Fever played against the Brazil National Team in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
KRUI’s Amman Hassan talks with Jackson Hoewing, the incoming chair of University Democrats at Iowa.
Black Country, New Road has released their most anticipated album to date: Forever Howlong. The band’s new sound is a welcome one and cements them as the cream of the current rock crop.
On their new album, New York alt country band Frog purposefully give into the mundane writing “1000 Variations on the Same Song” while still exploring depths of Americana.
2024 has left us with countless albums to be enjoyed. Some of our staffers at KRUI picked which of these albums were their favorites or held the most beauty in their eyes.
Origami Angel’s most recent album “Feeling Not Found” affirms their chops as emo, pop-punk stars and offers some jams for the internet age.
Chicago band Any Two Words’ debut album “Double Vision” tugs at the main themes of the genre of Midwest Emo. Its’ 13 song run is a mass of casual poetry.
On their sophomore album, indie pop duo Magdalena Bay manages to deliver an instant classic that showcases a progressive and genre-blending interpolation of pop music. This release cycle also featured a special performance at the University of Iowa.
Philadelphia band Her New Knife’s new EP “chrome is lullaby” continues their blasted out odyssey as standard bearers of modern shoegaze.
“swanlike” from They Are Gutting a Body of Water rediscovers old demo tracks put up on their SoundCloud over the last few years. All of them perfect for reflecting on the state of things in the endless drift.
On his debut album, Cash Cobain attempts to capitalize upon his recent success and put himself at the forefront of the hottest trends in rap right now, but stretches his talents thin.
The liberating intoxication of “Manning Fireworks” and every other creation Jake Lenderman seems to put his hands on.
Following up his well acclaimed 2022 album, Denzel Curry takes it back closer to his roots on his new mixtape “King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2” evoking nostalgia from the Dirty South.
